Report says cities in Western Canada the best for starting businesses
While many Canadians might think our nation’s largest cities, Toronto or Montreal, are the top places to start a business,…
Griffin Farley Search for Beautiful Minds coming to Canada with startup twist
For the past few years, the Griffin Farley Search for Beautiful Minds in New York has honoured the legacy of Griffin Farley,…
Startup Canada helping travelling entrepreneurs with four Atlantic Canada hubs
Following Startup Canada‘s call for proposals for its new Startup Space Fund, the organization announced the first recipients…
D-Wave’s Robert Ewald talks quantum computing on #TheDisruptors
Amber Kanwar, co-host of The Disruptors took on a nacent subject this week during a sit-down with D-Wave Systems’ US…
InteraXon’s Ariel Garten makes the case for mindfulness on #TheDisruptors
InteraXon, the company behind the brain-sensing headband Muse, has been having a good run since it launched five years ago.…
Scotiabank creates Digital Factory to churn out the best in FinTech
Like many other financial institutions, Scotiabank is turning to tech startups to facilitate the next generation of FinTech…
Mayor John Tory to put spotlight on Toronto startups in London, England
On October 21-23rd, John Tory will be making a business trip to London, England with six startups to make a case for why Toronto…
Fresh City makes first acquisition with Fresh Canteen
Toronto-based Fresh City, an online grocer and city farm that delivers organic, local groceries, announced an acquisition that…
The Next Big Thing announces 2015’s Next Gen Startup Winners
The Next Big Thing — an entrepreneur-led charitable foundation started by Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes and serial entrepreneur…
Today in funding ($50M): SoapBox, Cymax, Figure 1, Chef’s Plate
Toronto-based companies flipped the bat in funding this week as their home team moved one step closer to the World Series.…
Major Chinese e-business Witmart moves first North American operations to MaRS
Witmart.com, a crowdsourcing marketplace dedicated to helping people find services for work like digital goods and design,…
The C100 CEO Summit wants to take Canadian entrepreneurs down to the Valley this October
Every year, the C100, a non-profit organization built by Canadian entrepreneurs living in Silicon Valley, invites Canada’s…
Mike Cegelski wins Angel of The Year from NACO
Last week, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) award for Angel of the Year, presented by BDC Capital, was awarded…
Ontario will be the first province to test self-driving cars
At the University of Waterloo this morning, transportation minister Steven Del Duca announced that Ontario will allow road…
Cleanify acquires Helpling’s Canadian operations
After reports last week that Berlin-based Helpling would cease operations in Canada, Cleanify has stepped up to the task and…